Ishvarabhava, Īśvarabhāva, Ishvara-bhava: 6 definitions
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Ishvarabhava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Īśvarabhāva can be transliterated into English as Isvarabhava or Ishvarabhava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryīśvarabhāva (ईश्वरभाव).—m (S) Belief in God or a Supreme Cause; theism, opp. to anīśvarabhāva Atheism.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĪśvarabhāva (ईश्वरभाव).—royal or imperial state; दानमीश्वर- भावाय (dānamīśvara- bhāvāya) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18.43.
Derivable forms: īśvarabhāvaḥ (ईश्वरभावः).
Īśvarabhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms īśvara and bhāva (भाव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĪśvarabhāva (ईश्वरभाव).—m.
(-vaḥ) Royal or imperial nature. E. īśvara a sovereign, and bhāva disposition.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĪśvarabhāva (ईश्वरभाव).—[masculine] royal state, sovereignty.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĪśvarabhāva (ईश्वरभाव):—[=īśvara-bhāva] [from īśvara > īś] m. royal or imperial state.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĪśvarabhāva (ईश्वरभाव):—[īśvara-bhāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Divine nature.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ishvara, Bhava.
Starts with: Ishvarabhavana.
Full-text: Ajnana.
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